Senior Business Developer - Solar Parks

Svea Solar Sweden

The Utility team at Svea Solar is responsible for large PV projects. We are currently a market leader in Sweden and on a strong growth path across Europe. For instance, we've built a solar park in Fjällskär (20.7 MW), making it Sweden’s biggest park. Now we are looking for our next Senior Business Developer to help scale our business even further!

The role

As a Senior Business Developer, you'll be responsible for driving the largest revenue projects within Svea Solar, which significantly impacts the company's overall growth targets. The Utility team currently has a strong market share of +60 % which creates a strong platform to grow in this role.

The market and our business model are in a sustainable hypergrowth stage. By joining now, you can shape the way solar will be developed, built, sold & bought in Sweden for years to come. More specifically, the role entails but is not limited to:

Establishing and managing contacts with potential customers, such as developers, industries and land & property owners, who want to build a solar park.
While acting as the first point of contact for the customer, work closely with the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) team as well as suppliers and partners to craft the optimal solution for each project.
Building strong relationships with key stakeholders and continuously maturing and prioritising your pipeline.
Responsibility from the first point of contact with a new customer all the way to finalised and signed agreement, after which it is handed over to the operations team.

The team is consisting of five people right now, but our aim is to grow the team to seven during this year. If you want to hear more about the team, lick on the link to read an interview with Magnus Bergqvist, Head of Utility Sales & Procurement. Additionally, you can listen to an interview with Johannes George , Senior Sales Engineer, to gain further insights.

Are we a match?

We envision that you deliver at your best in an entrepreneurial environment with an actionable decision-making process. We are a great match if you enjoy the opportunity to influence and shape the direction of your work to a large extent, driven by mutual trust and ownership together with like-minded colleagues. You flourish in an environment where you can combine your technical skills and commercial drive in everything from initial technical layouts to extensive and complex tender negotiations.

If you have a genuine interest in renewable energy, you will prosper at Svea Solar. If you also have experience with the technology behind solar energy, it is a strong merit but not a necessity. ☀️ In order to succeed and further develop, we believe that a great match has:

Around 5-10 years of previous experience and proven track record from sales or business development in large-scale utility, industrial-scale projects or similar technical environments.
Experience and confidence in driving and negotiate close to three-digit million SEK project deals.
University education within engineering
Fluency in English.
Curiosity and willingness to continuously learn and grow together with us and the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Svea Solar believes that a diverse workplace leads to the creativity that’s necessary for the industry to keep on growing in a sustainable & innovative way. We welcome new co-workers from different backgrounds and experiences to represent the diversity of our community and customers.

Background check
We conduct background checks via Verifiera on all final candidates to ensure that all the candidates being considered for employment has a background that is compatible with Svea Solar’s core values.